Zheng: "I have played very badly, but winning a game like this is very important"

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Qinwen Zheng will play the semifinals of the WTA Beijing for the first time in her career, in a year where she is having quite a few joys, including a gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games. The Chinese player is determined to perform well at home and is just two steps away from the title. Before that, Zheng had to overcome a tough challenge against Mirra Andreeva, a player who always pushes you to do a little more. During a press conference, the local player admitted to playing very poorly but emphasized the importance of these types of victories.

- How do you feel?

"I am very happy to be in the semifinals here. Actually, I feel that today I didn't play the tennis I wanted to play, but I am glad to have won the match. I hope to feel much better in the next one. [...] Today I played very poorly, I feel like I played at 20 or 30% of my level. I feel that if I could have played better, the match would have ended much faster."

- Showing emotions is key

"I feel more energy when I start shouting 'come on' instead of letting my emotions dominate me. At the beginning of the match, I try to be calmer, to be more elegant with my opponent because I know she is younger. But after what I saw with my tennis today, I told myself: 'I'm not going to win by my tennis, I'm going to win by my mentality.' It's been a roller coaster match for me. After showing all my emotions, I felt more energy, more motivated compared to the first and second set."

- "I didn't expect it to be such a tough match"

"When we started, my opponent started slower. I was still thinking about my previous match with Anisimova because it was a very quick match. I couldn't take advantage of her power at the beginning, I wasn't playing very well, and I wonder why I played at that level. However, the entire match was under my control. I thought that whether I can win this match depends on how I play it. I am very happy to have been able to win with such a low form, I didn't expect it to be such a tough match."

- Winning when not playing well

"I need to control my flaws because you will never be perfect, you are always correcting and criticizing yourself. Why am I not serving well? Why am I not playing aggressively? This is very normal because when you ask the top players, nobody can play perfectly in every match. But winning a match when you are not being perfect is very important."

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